There are many reasons why real wood flooring, also known as hardwood flooring, is still an ever-popular option for installation in the home. Some of these reasons include the most obvious factors such as the beauty and allure of using a natural material with all its character, and also the durability and strength you get with real wood flooring solutions; but sometimes overlooked is the superb variety of flooring options you can enjoy when installing hardwood.
Real wood flooring is now available in so many different forms, sizes and grades that you can find a product to suit almost any interior design scheme. When looking more closely at the variety of wood types available to use in flooring, one stands proudly head and shoulders above the rest, and that is, not surprisingly, the mighty oak tree. Solid oak real wood flooring has long been a favourite amongst consumers for its famous qualities, which include its strength and durability. Oak is also a relatively affordable wood to use in flooring. In addition to all this, oak also presents itself to a variety of styles both naturally, and when treated – for example, when smoked, brushed or oiled. The light and neutral tones of the oak tree make it highly versatile aesthetically, and also means that some quite astonishing effects can be applied when the wood is treated to bring out the grain, or darken the tone. With such benefits, it’s no wonder that oak is so popular.
There are of course many other types of wood used in real wood flooring, that are also fantastic options. These include Walnut and Hevea. Walnut wood tends to inherit a darker tone when compared to oak, but is widely used for excellent reason being a very hard, dense wood, featuring tight grains (again this adds to the strength of the wood). The density of the wood makes it perfect for achieving exceptionally smooth finishes when sanded and polished, thus launching it into a more luxurious bracket than perhaps oak might be considered in.
Also popular for use in real wood flooring is hevea, also known as rubberwood, or parawood. This material is a relative newcomer to the timber market, becoming increasingly popular for a number of reasons, including its belief to be an ‘environmentally-friendly’ wood as it is already harvested (or tapped) for its sap, and therefore using the wood makes it a more economical option. This dual purpose also makes the wood cheaper and quite plentiful since the wood plant is being used.
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